--- title: 'USN-6458-1: Slurm vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6458-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-6458-1 --- # USN-6458-1: Slurm vulnerabilities Publication date 30 October 2023 Overview Several security issues were fixed in Slurm. Releases [22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy) [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [slurm-llnl](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=slurm-llnl) - Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management * [slurm-wlm](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=slurm-wlm) - Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management ## Details It was discovered that Slurm did not properly handle credential management, which could allow an unprivileged user to impersonate the SlurmUser account. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user. ([CVE-2022-29500](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29500)) It was discovered that Slurm did not properly handle access control when dealing with RPC traffic through PMI2 and PMIx, which could allow an unprivileged user to send data to an arbitrary unix socket in the host. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user. ([CVE-2022-29501](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29501)) It was discovered that Slurm did not properly handle validation logic when processing input and output data with the srun client, which could lead to the interception of process I/O. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This... --- Show more ## Update instructions After a standard system update you need to restart Slurm to make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 22.04 LTS jammy | [libpam-slurm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi2-0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm-perl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm37](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurmdb-perl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-client](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-wlm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-wlm-basic-plugins](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmctld](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmdbd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmrestd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-wlm) –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 20.04 LTS focal | [libpam-slurm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi2-0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm-perl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm34](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurmdb-perl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-client](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-wlm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-wlm-basic-plugins](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmctld](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmdbd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2022-29502](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29502) * [CVE-2022-29501](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29501) * [CVE-2022-29500](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29500) ## Related notices * [USN-8197-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8197-1)